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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
June 4, 1965
Date of Declassification:
July 22, 1977
Type of Document:
Monthly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
22 p., 1 map
Abstract:
The Situation in Vietnam [assessment of South Vietnam's internal situation, progress of the war and foreign affairs. Political situation: effectiveness of the Quat's govt., effects of the cabinet crisis, dissolution of the AFC, militant Catholic criticism, coup plotting and Buddhist support; military situation: increase in Viet Cong activities, acts of terrorism, ambushes, and attacks in northern provinces, rural reconstruction operations. Progress of the war: Soviet military aid to North Vietnam; Soviet military agreements with North Korea; Hanoi rejection of US proposal that VC attacks be halted as a condition to the mid-May pause in US air strikes; China policy on negotiations with imperialist countries, and on Pres. Johnson's proposal for unconditional discussions. Foreign relations: assessment of South Vietnam's relations with the UAR, Malagasy Republic, Kenya, Ethiopia, and India; military aid from the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and the Republic of China. Afro-Asian Conference: Indian opposition to seating the NFLSV and support of Saigon's participation as the govt. of South Vietnam]. Intelligence and Reporting Subcommittee of the Interagency Vietnam Coordinating Committee, Monthly Report, OCI No. 0622/65. June 4, 1965. 14 p., map. Annex: (A) [Battle statistics, including Viet Cong and South Vietnamese casualties, weapon loss, and VC incidents of terrorism, sabotage and propaganda, attacks, and antiaircraft fire, 1962-65.] 8 p. SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE ONLY. Declassified July 22, 1977.
Indexing Terms:
PHAN HUY QUAT
PHAN KHAC SUU
TRAN VAN MINH
NGUYEN HOA HIEP
NGUYEN TRUNG VINH
PHAM NGOC THAO
LAM VAN PHAT
PHAM XUAN CHIEU
MAI VAN BO
PHAM VAN DONG
TRAN VAN DO
TRAN VAN TUYEN
VINH THO
HAILE SELASSIE
SOUTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT CRISIS OF MAY-JUNE 1965
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
ARMED FORCES COUNCIL
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
VIET CONG ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG MILITARY ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY CASUALTIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY WEAPON LOSSES
VIET CONG CASUALTIES
VIET CONG WEAPON LOSSES
QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
QUANG TIN PROVINCE
QUANG TRI PROVINCE
QUANG NAM PROVINCE
BINH DINH PROVINCE
PHU YEN PROVINCE
LAM DONG PROVINCE
PHUOC LONG PROVINCE
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS
COMMUNIST BLOC DEVELOPMENTS
SOVIET MILITARY AID TO NORTH VIETNAM
SOVIET UNION
COMMUNIST CHINA
NORTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
MALAGASY REPUBLIC
KENYA
ETHIOPIA
INDIA
PHILIPPINES
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
MALAYSIA
BURMA
PAKISTAN
AFRO-ASIAN CONFERENCE
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1978-35A